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  • Red Dwarf Series 4 [DVD]Red Dwarf Series 4 | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £5.49   |  Saving you £-0.50 (-10.00%)   |  RRP £4.99

    By the end of this fourth year, Red Dwarf had completed its metamorphosis from a modest studio-bound sitcom with a futuristic premise to a full-blown science-fiction series, complete with a relatively lavish (by BBC standards) special-effects budget, more impressive sets and more location shooting. Despite the heavier emphasis on SF, the character-based comedy remained as sharp as ever. Witness the Cat's reaction to Lister's pus-filled exploding head; Kryten's devastatingly sarcastic defence of Rimmer; or, the classic scene that opens the series, Lister teaching Kryten to lie. In "Camille", Robert Llewellyn's real-life wife plays a female mechanoid who transforms into something else entirely, as does the episode, which by the end becomes a delightful skit on Casablanca. "DNA" comes over all SF, with lots of techno-speak about a matter transmogrifier and a RoboCop homage--but in typical Dwarf fashion, turns out to be all about curry. "Justice" sees Rimmer on trial for the murder of the entire crew, while Lister attempts to evade a psychotic cyborg. Holly gets her IQ back in "White Hole", but wastes time debating bread products with the toaster. "Dimension Jump" introduces dashing doppelganger Ace Rimmer for the first time--he was to return in later series, with diminishingly funny results. Here his appearance is all the better for its apparent improbability. Finally, "Meltdown" goes on location (to a park in North London) where waxdroids of historical characters (played by a miscellaneous selection of cheesy lookalikes) are at war. Only intermittently successful, this episode is really memorable for Chris Barrie's tour-de-force performance, as Rimmer becomes a crazed, Patton-esque general. On the DVD: Red Dwarf, Series 4, like its predecessors, comes as a two-disc set complete with full cast commentary for every episode, an extensive retrospective documentary (mostly featuring the cast reminiscing), deleted scenes and lots of other fun bits of trivia. --Mark Walker

  • Carry On Camping [UMD Universal Media Disc] [1968]Carry On Camping | UMD | (30/01/2006) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-10.24 (-102.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  • Gone With The Wind (Deluxe Series) [1939]Gone With The Wind (Deluxe Series) | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

    David O. Selznick’s production of Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize winner Gone With The Wind is “the pinnacle of Hollywood moviemaking ”( Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight) . And in Maltin’s view “it looks better than it has in years.” This sweeping Civil War-era romance won an impressive 10 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and its immortal characters Scarlett (Vivian Leigh) Rhett (Clark Gable) Ashley (Leslie Howard) Melanie (Olivia de Havilland) Mammy (Hattie McDaniel) and Prissy (Butterfly McQueen) populate as epic story of enduring appeal across generations. Judged by many to be the greatest movie of all time Gone With The Wind is an extremely exciting DVD release!

  • Red Dwarf Series 3 [DVD]Red Dwarf Series 3 | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

    The third series of Red Dwarf introduced some radical changes--all of them for the better--but the scripts remained as sharp and character-focussed as ever, making this a firm candidate for the show's best year. Gone were the dull metallic grey sets and costumes, gone too was Norman Lovett's lugubrious Holly, replaced now by comedienne Hattie Hayridge, who had previously played Hilly in the Series 2 episode "Parallel Universe". New this year were custom-made costumes, more elaborate sets, the zippy pea-green Starbug, bigger special effects and the wholly admirable Robert Llewellyn as Kryten. The benefits of the show's changes are apparent from the outset, with the mind-bending hilarity of "Backwards", in which Kryten and Rimmer establish themselves as a forwards-talking double-act on a reverse Earth. After a modest two-hander that sees Rimmer and Lister "Marooned", comes one of the Dwarf's most beloved episodes, "Polymorph". Here is the ensemble working at its best, as each character unwittingly has their strongest emotion sucked out of them. Lister loses his fear; Cat his vanity; Kryten his reserve; and Rimmer his anger ("Chameleonic Life-Forms. No Thanks"). "Body Swap" sees Lister and Rimmer involved in a bizarre attempt to prevent the ship from self-destructing. "Timeslides" delves deep into Rimmer's psyche as the boys journey haphazardly through history. Finally, "The Last Day" shows how completely Kryten has been adopted as a crewmember, when his replacement Hudzen unexpectedly shows up. On the DVD: Red Dwarf, Series 3 two-disc set maintains the high standard of presentation and wealth of extra material established by its predecessors. Among other delights there are the usual "Smeg Ups" and deleted scenes, plus another fun commentary with the cast. There's a lengthy documentary, "All Change", specifically about Series 3, a tribute to costume designer Mel Bibby, Hattie Hayridge's convention video diary, and--most fascinating--the opportunity to watch "Backwards" played forwards, so you can finally understand what Arthur Smith's backwards-talking pub manager actually says to Rimmer and Kryten in the dressing room. --Mark Walker

  • Carry On - CompleteCarry On - Complete | DVD | (14/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

    The Carry on Collection is a rigid boxset which is made up of 3 separate digistacks - which includes some of the very best carry on Films. Carry on Holiday CollectionCarry on CampingCarry on AbroadCarry on Follow that CamelCarry on GirlsCarry on BehindCarry on at Your ConvenienceCarry on Doctors and Nurses CollectionCarry on DoctorCarry on Matroncarry on Again DoctorThat's Carry OnCarry on LovingCarry on EmmanuelleCarry on History CollectionCarry on Don't Lose Your HeadCarry on DickCarry on up the JungleCarry on HenryCarry on EnglandCarry on Up the Khyber

  • Gone With The Wind [1939]Gone With The Wind | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

    Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard and Ms. de Havilland star in Gone with the Wind which for more than a half century has thrilled audiences with its eternal love affair -- set in the South against the backdrop of the Civil War -- between handsome Rhett Butler (Gable) and his sassy headstrong heroine Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh). With each new generation Gone with the Wind continues to grow in popularity as new audiences and fans discover and embrace the David O. Selznick production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

  • Carry On Christmas - 1970 (DVD)Carry On Christmas - 1970 (DVD) | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    More camp christmas capers with the Carry On crew.

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